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Black 3TB (2013)

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Average Bench: 84.2% (52nd of 984)

more Based on 2,916 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD3003FZEX-00Z4SA0, WDC WD30 03FZEX-00Z4S, WDC WD3003FZEX-32Z4SA0, WDC WD30 03FZEX-00Z4SA0, WDC WD3003FZEX-0, WDC WD3003FZEX-00Z4S
Poor: 63%Average: 84.2% Great: 98%

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Very good average bench

The WD Black 3TB (2013) averaged just 15.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Black 3TB (2013) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.73MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 135MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 3TB (2013) is 34.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD Black 3TB (2013) performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.26MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.73MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,916 samples)
Rank 5284.2%
Min Avg Max
112 Read 152 186
105 Write 141 167
98.8 Mixed 135 160
107% 143 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.46 4K Read 0.73 0.98
1.55 4K Write 2.73 3.33
0.2 4K Mixed 0.26 0.35
110% 1.24 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
NCQ 7200 RPM !4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T
93.4% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 149
Mixed 145
118% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 3.31
4K Mixed 0.28
112% 1.35 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T
91.1% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 150
Mixed 153
118% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.47
4K Mixed 0.31
118% 1.23 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T
90.9% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 143
Mixed 137
114% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.93
4K Mixed 0.3
112% 1.28 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T
89.5% Excellent
Read 177
Write 135
Mixed 136
112% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.53
4K Write 2.65
4K Mixed 0.26
101% 1.15 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T
81.8% Excellent
Read 153
Write 132
Mixed 112
99% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.21
73% 0.8 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T
79.4% Very good
Read 146
Write 131
Mixed 134
103% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.78
4K Mixed 0.31
111% 1.23 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T
79.1% Very good
Read 139
Write 136
Mixed 141
105% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.87
4K Write 2.99
4K Mixed 0.26
120% 1.37 MB/s
368GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T
68.5% Good
Read 106
Write 132
Mixed 118
90% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 2.78
4K Mixed 0.23
105% 1.23 MB/s
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AmazonUS $150.9916 months ago.
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Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 59%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VII HERO

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $339Bench 87%, 91,027 samples3,975x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $235Bench 80%, 55,144 samples724x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $450Bench 78%, 37,370 samples324x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $350Bench 64%, 178,167 samples1,266x
GTX 980 TiNvidia  $560Bench 98%, 49,754 samples643x
GTX 980Nvidia  $500Bench 76%, 36,255 samples602x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $88Bench 95%, 160,532 samples822x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $150Bench 96%, 100,075 samples690x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $120Bench 79%, 45,202 samples529x
RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILL  $145Bench 66%, 4,710 samples335x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsair  $138Bench 61%, 8,561 samples273x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1866 C9 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 3,391 samples183x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $922

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